Research and
Innovation
We are deeply engaged in collaborative research aimed at advancing the future of mental health care. Areas of focus include functional neuroimaging, precision psychiatry, digital therapeutics, the science of aging and loneliness, and innovative approaches to the treatment of substance use disorders. Our work bridges clinical care and discovery, bringing emerging science directly to the patients who need it most.
"I chose the Brigham for its unlimited research opportunities. The ability to pursue cutting-edge genetics research at HMS and the Stanley Center of the Broad Institute has been indispensable for my growth as a physician-scientist during residency."
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-Yong Hoon Kim, MD, PhD, Class of 2024
Resident Research
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Over the four years of training, residents become adept at critical appraisal of the medical literature and learn the latest technologies in psychiatry and neuroscience research. Residents are exposed to elements of research design and scientific writing, and they are encouraged to present their work in the form of case reports, reviews, and presentations at regional and national meetings. Residents who want to pursue a formal research project during residency are connected with research mentors who share similar interests and passions. Residents interested in research career may consider the research track, which offers additional programming, opportunities for funding, preparation for research fellowship and grant writing.
Research Faculty
Hermioni Amonoo, MD, MPP
Associate Psychiatry Residency Program Director; Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Psychosocial oncology, medical comorbidities, intervention​
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Advisory Committee
Amit Anand, MD
Director, Translational Clinical Trials Program
Clinical trials, translational research, mood disorders, biomarkers, neuroimaging
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Advisory Committee
Arthur Barsky, MD
Professor, Harvard Medical School
Psychosomatic illness, service delivery, placebo/nocebo
Hongtu Chen, PhD
Co-Director, Program in Global Family Care for the Elderly and Social Change
Intervention, geriatric psychiatry, social and cultural factors, digital health, population health
Nancy Donovan, MD
Nancy Donovan, MD
​Geriatric psychiatry, dementia, social isolation
Michael Fox, MD, PhD
Director, Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics
Precision approaches to neuromodulation, functional neuroimaging connectomics, movement disorders
Laura Holsen, PhD
Director, Holsen Laboratory
Obesity, stress, neuroendocrinology, functional MRI
Advisory Committee
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Marek Kubicki, MD
Associate Director, Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory
White matter neuroimaging, schizophrenia, neuroinflammation, aging
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Advisory Committee
Pamela Mahon, PhD
Assistant Program Director; Co-Director of Research Training, BWH/HMS Psychiatry Residency; Associate Vice Chair for Research; Director, Mood Trajectories and Outcomes Laboratory
Mood disorders, neuroimaging, genomics, epidemiology, women’s brain health, aging, biomarkers of treatment response​
Advisory Committee
William Pirl, MD,MPH
Vice Chair for Psychosocial Oncology
Psychosocial oncology, palliative care, survivorship, intervention
William Pirl, MD,MPH
Vice Chair for Psychosocial Oncology
Psychosocial oncology, palliative care, survivorship, intervention
Yogesh Rathi, PhD
Director of Pediatric Imaging Computing, Psychiatric Neuroimaging Lab
Computational psychiatry, machine learning, developmental neuroimaging, biomarkers, neurostimulation
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Martha Shenton, PhD
Director, Psychiatric Neuroimaging Laboratory
Schizophrenia, traumatic brain injury, neuroimaging, psychopathology
Shan Siddiqi, MD
Director Psychiatric Neuromodulation Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics
Neuromodulation, computational methods
David Silbersweig, MD
Chair Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry;
Co-Director, Center for the Neurosciences
Neuroimaging (fMRI, PET), phenomenology, behavioral neurobiology
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Advisory Committee
​Primavera Spagnolo, MD, PhD
Scientific Director, Connors Center for Women’s Health
Stress, addiction, sex-differences, neurocircuitry
Joji Suzuki, MD
Director, Division of Addiction Psychiatry
Addiction psychiatry, intervention
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Advisory Committee
Joseph Taylor, MD, PhD
Clinical Director, TMS Service
Brain stimulation, interventional psychiatry, network mapping, clinical trials
Philip Wang, PH, MD
Director of the Center for Learning Health Systems Brigham and Women's Hospital
Professor of the Practice of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School
Research Track
The Research Track is a four year program that provides residents who are interested in a primary basic science, translational, or clinical research career with substantial dedicated research time in a mentored laboratory, internal funding opportunities, and post-residency planning for research fellowship and/or faculty positions. Individuals interested in the research track should apply to both the Research and General tracks through ERAS. When composing your rank list, the Research Track has a separate NRMP code (1270400C1).
